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Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits camping on public property that is not designated for such use.

Highlights:

Prohibits a person from knowingly camping on state-owned property that is not designated for use as a camping area, a violation of which would be a Class A misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

Defines “camping” as the erection or use of a temporary structure or shelter for “living accommodation activities” that include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):

Sleeping;

Making preparations to sleep;

Laying down bedding for sleeping purposes;

Storing personal belongings;

Making a fire;

Digging or earth-breaking; and

Cooking by fire or by heat-producing portable equipment.

Authorizes the forfeiture and seizure of any items associated with illegal camping (Sec. 1).

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits camping on public property that is not designated for such use.

Highlights:

Prohibits a person from knowingly camping on state-owned property that is not designated for use as a camping area, a violation of which would be a Class A misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

Defines “camping” as the erection or use of a temporary structure or shelter for “living accommodation activities” that include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):

Sleeping;

Making preparations to sleep;

Laying down bedding for sleeping purposes;

Storing personal belongings;

Making a fire;

Digging or earth-breaking; and

Cooking by fire or by heat-producing portable equipment.

Authorizes the forfeiture and seizure of any items associated with illegal camping (Sec. 1).

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.